Superyachts at Olympics
London is expected to provide a great superyacht venue for the Olympics according to YachtsLondon who are providing services to help yachts arrange to visit in 2012. There are only a handful of capital cities that can accommodate superyachts in their hearts and London is one of these with its iconic river views of Tower Bridge, Greenwich, the O2 Dome and the Canary Wharf financial district.
A legacy of London’s place at the centre of world trade in the past are its remaining docks which will provide high quality stern-to mooring for 50 to 100 large yachts as demand warrants. Canary Wharf will be the centre of this with added space in the Royal Docks next to City Airport. Yachts up to 200 m and with 30m beams can be accommodated.
Hugh Agnew, one of the principals of YachtsLondon says: “many parties will be involved including dock owners, landowners, pier operators, PLA, MCA, security and suppliers. We can help with all of these, but the key at the moment is early decisions so that sufficient dock space is put in place for 2012.”
YachtsLondon points out that as well as the Olympic Games there are many other events in the UK in 2012 including the Superyacht Cup, J Class regattas and the Westward Cup so if there was ever a year to plan to make UK the destination then 2012 will be it with the possibility to link to cruising in Ireland, Scotland and Scandinavia.